Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

George Albert Flippin and the University of Nebraska Football Team, 1895
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George Albert Flippin (1868-1929)
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Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins (1912-1982)
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LL Cool J [James Todd Smith] (1968- )
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The Jackson 5 (1965- )

Explore Global African History

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Royal African Company
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Juan Beltrán (? — ?)
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The Tryal Slave Ship Rebellion, 1805
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Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883-1969)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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“Going South: William Fontaine’s Trip to Virginia, 1948”
NIH Poster on Race and Mental Illness
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Mental Illness in Black Community, 1700-2019: A Short History
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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A Brief History of the San Diego NAACP, 1917-2007

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators